We’ve heard tales and seen images in the past featuring a button-less iPod Touch/iPhone. But thus far, such things haven’t materialized into the public. But fresh images floating around the web this morning feature yet again an iPod Touch with a capacitive home screen “button”, increased 128GB of internal storage, and the same “DVT-1″ branding that was on a previously leaked 3rd-gen iPod Touch back in 2010. The firmware is listed as...
In sea of smartphones each more than capable of managing multiple gigabytes of music, stand alone mp3 players are a dying breed. Even Apple’s might iPod — long the symbol of a truly digital world — has been waning in popularity and sales over the last couple of years. And with a device that is exponentially better (the iPhone and many other current smartphones) it makes sense. So it seems Microsoft is finally realizing the cold hard truth: They never had...
With smartphones and do-it-all tablets, the traditional PMP has kind of lost its luster. Though cramming Android into said gadgets is helping prolong their lives a tad, turning them into “mini” tablets of sorts. On that note, the Creative Zen Touch 2 that was revealed and released in Europe many weeks back has made an official FCC appearance meaning a U.S. release is drawing closer. For those who need a quick refresher, the Zen Touch 2 features Android 2.1,...
Android tablets are set to become the “big thing” in 2011, with scores of manufacturers looking to whittle away at the iPad’s dominance. On that note, consumer electronics company ARCHOS, announced a tablet of their own today. Officially going by the name of “ARCHOS 70″, the 7-inch tablet looks to set the standard for Android tablets moving into 2011. And on paper at least, it looks like as if it will be able to hold its own in the current...
Things have been going pretty well in the App Store the last couple of months. We haven’t had to deal with posts about ridiculous app rejections or new, stupid App Store policies. But once again, common sense has stepped forward to claim another victim. To be fair however, it isn’t because of Apple’s own doing this time. The app is GrooveShark. Think of it sort of as the US equivalent of Spotify — you set up lists/favorites, stream music, and...
